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“What is stopping [crypto] from going mainstream is really that consumers need to be able to find each other using what they already know,” Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan told CoinDesk.

"Policy needs to remain restrictive until ... I see that we are really continuing to make progress on inflation," she told a community banking conference hosted by the American Bankers Association in Phoenix, Arizona. With the economy and labor market solid, "we want to be, in my judgment, careful ... before we make the next adjustment" to ensure there is enough downward pressure on inflation, she said. It is expected to keep it there for another couple of meetings as policymakers watch the economic data and begin to assess how the Trump administration's tariff, immigration, tax and other policies may affect inflation and unemployment.

Jan3 CEO Samson Mow has doubled his Bitcoin price target, now predicting BTC will reach $2 million. His revised forecast comes as institutional giants ramp up Bitcoin ETF holdings.

Investors piled into emerging market countries' debt to the tune of $45 billion and bought up $2 billion of Chinese stocks in January, a closely followed report from the Institute of International Finance showed on Tuesday. The trade body cited how markets were being buffeted by the plans of returning U.S. President Donald Trump to reshape the global order, as well as the continuing evolution of artificial intelligence. Emerging market countries saw a $35.4 billion 'net inflow' of international money in January although there was sharp divergence between debt and stocks, the report showed.

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The manager says Trump’s meme coin and other cypto-related actions have “slowed down positive crypto regulation.”

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Bitcoin has remained stagnant for some time, seemingly awaiting a catalyst to drive its price movement. Meanwhile, the broader crypto market is in the red over the past week.

Tesla drivers can now earn crypto rewards for sustainable charging through VeChain’s EVearn program, which integrates Tesla’s API to track eco-friendly behaviors and reward users with B3TR tokens.